14 Facts About Wabash College

1.

Wabash College is a private liberal arts men's college in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

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2.

Wabash College came from a church in New York City and accepted the presidency even though he knew that Wabash was at that time threatened with bankruptcy.

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3.

In 1996, Wabash became the first college in America to stage Tony Kushner's Angels in America.

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4.

Wabash College's curriculum is divided into three: Division I, Division II, and Division III representing the natural sciences, humanities and arts, and social sciences respectively.

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5.

Wabash College offers 25 academic programs as majors and 32 accompanying minors.

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6.

Seniors at Wabash College take a three-day comprehensive exam in their major subject area.

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7.

Student organizations at Wabash College receive funding and recognition from the Student Senate.

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8.

The student paper of Wabash College is The Bachelor and has been publishing since the early 1900s.

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9.

Wabash College shut down the fraternity and revoked the lease on their house.

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10.

Every year since 1911, Wabash College has played rival DePauw University in a football game called the Monon Bell Classic.

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11.

Wabash College competes in men's intercollegiate baseball, basketball, tennis, cross country, lacrosse, track and field, golf, football, soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball, and wrestling.

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12.

Basketball team at Wabash College was formerly coached by legendary Malcolm "Mac" Petty, who retired after 35 seasons at Wabash College.

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13.

Wabash College won the first national intercollegiate championship basketball tournament ever held in 1922.

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14.

Wabash College is listed in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives.

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